Tuesday - 19 August 2008

Production Engineering

Applied technologies for production engineers

Joined-up thinking
The principle behind Velcro inspired development of an injection moulding tool to create a surface allowing plastic car parts to bond. Siobhan Wagner reports...
Published: The Engineer - 19 August 2008

Mirror image
A UK collaboration has produced machines to make superior, large-scale telescopic lenses in this country. Siobhan Wagner reports...
Published: The Engineer - 19 August 2008

Double bubble
Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill....
Published: The Engineer Online - 06 August 2008

Copper claim
Nippon Mining & Metals has developed a new process that it claims effectively enables copper to be recovered from low grade copper concentrates....
Published: The Engineer Online - 15 July 2008

Tough test
From ship-hoisting in the Gulf to contamination-free medical clean rooms, technology is keeping pace with the increasingly complex demands made of control applications. Julia Pierce reports...
Published: The Engineer - 15 July 2008

Force to reckon with
To ensure power transmission systems run in the most cost-efficient way a wide range of gear technology is available in many types and sizes. Colin Carter reports....
Published: The Engineer - 15 July 2008

Fast food image
Low-energy X-ray inspection technology said to produce fast, highly-detailed images of food products and packaged goods while still on the production line. Siobhan Wagner reports...
Published: The Engineer - 15 July 2008

Great shapes
A new technique could enable manufacturers to produce microstructured polymer surfaces at lower cost and with more flexibility. Siobhan Wagner reports...
Published: The Engineer - 15 July 2008

Spin doctor
UK engineers pioneer the use of eddy current probe technology to monitor the health of individual turbine blades as they turn. Siobhan Wagner reports...
Published: The Engineer - 15 July 2008

Tooling for the wings
MB Faber has won a contract worth in excess of £1m to support the development of Europe’s latest military transport aircraft....
Published: The Engineer Online - 14 July 2008

Waste conversion
Chemical engineers at Rice University have developed a process to convert biofuel waste into chemicals that fetch a profit....
Published: The Engineer Online - 01 July 2008

Saving through recycling
By recycling unwanted equipment and ensuring disposals are environmentally friendly, manufacturers can boost their green credentials and save money, says Graham Davy...
Published: The Engineer - 18 June 2008

Cutting costs of titanium powder
A new processing technique could reduce the cost and the amount of energy required to make titanium parts from powders by up to 50 per cent, claim its developers...
Published: The Engineer - 18 June 2008

Great shakes
Transatlantic collaboration results in self-generating wireless sensor system aimed at cutting time-consuming maintenance and saving energy....
Published: The Engineer - 17 June 2008

Problem taped
GKN has developed an automated system it claims will produce carbon fibre aerospace components up to 40 times faster than existing methods...
Published: The Engineer - 16 June 2008

Mits-556rob
Mitsubishi Electric’s iQ PAC (programmable automation controller) can now integrate all production processes, including robots in a single, interdisciplinary, automation platform....
Published: The Engineer Online - 05 June 2008

The heat is on
As UK energy waste continues to go through the roof, a handful of organisations is leading the drive towards greener housing. Julia Pierce reports....
Published: The Engineer - 29 May 2008

Complete picture
Whether used for monitoring and control; or complete component traceability, vision systems have great potential in all manufacturing and processing environments. Martin Oakham explains what’s on offer....
Published: The Engineer - 23 May 2008

Extreme printing
Next-generation ultraviolet lithography technique could make it possible to create nano-scale integrated circuits with double the processing speed. Siobhan Wagner reports...
Published: The Engineer - 20 May 2008

Smooth with the rough
Researchers develop polyurethane foam production process that is claimed to make tougher, cleaner and more environmentally friendly plastics. Siobhan Wagner reports...
Published: The Engineer - 20 May 2008

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